What is Emsona?
. . . equipping learners with listening comprehension, musical reading and writing, performance, and creative skills."
Here is a sample of some of the musical elements to be investigated in the full Emsona music programme.
Prepare with immersive, participatory experiences that awaken the senses - models of musicality and expressive musicianship.
Present focused, guided activities to explore concepts associated with musical time, pitch, and expression.
Practice sensory awareness and literacy skills achieved in step 2, by reflecting upon the immersive experiences of Step 1.
Perform and enjoy being musical while creatively sharing what has been learned with others.
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Now that you’ve seen how Emsona works, take a look at a sample course curriculum and see how simple and engaging teaching music can be!
The Emsona music programme offers a comprehensive classroom-based music curriculum for early-stage learners aged 5-12.
Designed with ease-of-use in mind, our goal is "click-click-click-teach"! No searching for what you need. No wordy instructions to bog you down. Just music-making for the joy of music and the thrill of learning.
Emsona employs a 4-step approach to music learning to build sensory and literacy skills that deepen understanding and fluency in the language of music.
Embrace the journey,
Embody the music,
Empower the artist.
Emsona
Music for Life
Emsona aims to develop an awakened and discerning ear in every learner to enable musical communication and appreciation.
Emsona equips learners with listening comprehension, musical reading and writing, performance, and creative skills, helping them to develop their own unique musical personality.
These musical skills can be enjoyed throughout life. In addition, these new skills will equip learners to explore further educational opportunities in numerous fields both musical and otherwise.
The structure of the Emsona music programme takes learners through a sequence of learning levels. A rich and varied choice of repertoire is offered at each level allowing for maximum flexibility in the classroom.
Modules are divided into 7 different learning threads in which relevant learning experiences are presented based on the learning outcomes associated with the current level.
Music is a complex artform, however, the learning of music can and should be an activity that serves to develop not only musical-specific skills, but also the transferable soft skills of co-operation, collaboration, empathy, and creative synergy.
Comprised of progressive learning levels, the Emsona music programme aims to lead learners towards the main goal of musical communication by building a strong foundation to support deep understanding and fluency in the language of music.
The programme can be navigated at any pace, dictated only by the curiosity and joy learners exhibit at each stage.
A selection of repertoire-specific modules are available within each level creating a comprehensive, and yet, flexible learning approach.
Each module presents a specific piece of music, however, all modules within a level address the overarching learning outcomes of the level to which they are associated. Therefore, it is possible to work through just one module in the level, or for a more thorough approach, all of the modules.
Emsona emphasises deep learning of core concepts and skills that comprise the essential building blocks of music: musical time, pitch and expression. The primary goal is to awaken the ear to the nuances of musical communication.
Each repertoire-specific module is divided into 7 learning threads. Each learning thread focuses on a particular concept or topic that is presented through a variety of learning experiences relevant to the musical work being presented and to the overall goals of the level.
Over time, the 7 learning threads weave together to create a web of musical understanding.